Tet/Nine

Haviva Pedaya

1996

The one who whispers in automobiles
Causes streetlamps to tremble with thanksgiving as he kneels
And brings their harsh hauteur low as they boast
At the hour of perfect darkness
At the height of the farthest highways
The one who passes through foolish grasses of green
Whose desires stem from
Fat, cooing pigeons
Who guards the orange moon
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Creator Bio

Haviva Pedaya

b. 1965

Born in Jerusalem, Haviva Pedaya is a poet and professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, where she specializes in Jewish mysticism and history. Pedaya also studied theater and serves as musical director of the Yona Ensemble for Jewish Music of the East. She is a recipient of the President’s Prize for Literature.

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